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  For the last two years my bike's rear cog was held in place with epoxy glue and prayers. This happened because the lock nut welded itself to the hub and had to be cut open. The hub's thread was so destroyed that it needed to be replaced. I needed the bike so I McGyvered this solution. This time I put some anti-seize on the thread so this should not happen again. #Cycling #BikeTooter #BikeMechanic

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  Why don't #FOSS #FLOSS projects use the #copyleft license for non-profit use and, at the same time, sell access to the software on a different license to for-profit companies? Wouldn't that be a sustainable open source model?

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  What is the preferred way to add a component (specifically a capacitor) with internally shorted pins in #kicad? Specifically these big four pin film capacitors. Should I use the default C symbol with two pads and create a footprint with four pads: 1,1,2,2? Or should I make a custom symbol with pins 1,2,3,4? Is there a library somewhere with standard big film caps?

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  @cdegroot I love technical history books! Purchased a copy.

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  I bought a PCB from JLC and sent it with DTP via DHL. But DHL does not do DTP for B2B so they held my package until I give them VAT or declare the JLC PCB as B2C. #TrueStory